Homework Help: algebra

Posted by luis barreto on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 12:46pm.

The perimeter of a rectangle equals the sume of the lengths of its four sides. If the width of a rectangle is 9 inches and its perimeter is 52 inches, find the length of the rectangle.

algebra - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 1:11pm
P = 2L + 2W

52 = 2L + 18

52 - 18 = 2L

34 = 2L

24/2 = L

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